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Isola Madre, at 220 m wide and 330 m long, is the largest island of the Isole Borromee archipelago which falls within the Italian part of the Alpine Lake Maggiore, in the Province of Verbano Cusio Ossola, Piedmont. The island is occupied by a number of buildings and architectural structures and is especially well known for its gardens. In the past it was known as Isola di San Vittore and later as Isola Maggiore.

Isola Madre

Geography
Location	Lago Maggiore
Archipelago	Borromean Islands
Administration
Italy
Region	Piedmont
Province	Verbano-Cusio-Ossola

History

The available historical sources indicate that in the middle of the ninth century the island had a church, a cemetery (whose existence is recalled by the current garden’s so-called scala dei morti, or “Staircase of the Dead”). It is known for certain that olives were cultivated here; the produce may have been employed for sacred purposes.

In 1501 Lancillotto Borromeo, one of the five children of Giovanni III Borromeo and Cleofe Pio di Carpi, introduced the cultivation of citrus fruit to the island, the plants being brought from Liguria, along with a gardener (or hortolano) to tend them. Lancillotto began the construction of the family residence on the island, which in the 1580s was extended in the Renaissance style by Renato I Borromeo.

Monuments

The Palazzo Borromeo was built in the sixteenth century on the remains of the early church, cemetery and perhaps castle of San Vittore (named after the martyr Victor Maurus).

The palace is surrounded by impressive gardens, the Giardini Botanici dell'Isola Madre, covering an area of eight hectares whose construction all’Inglese (in the English style) began in the late eighteenth century on the site of a citrus orchard. Particularly prized is the scala dei morti, or staircase of the dead, which in recent decades has been embellished with an important collection of Wisterias.

The family chapel of 1858 is also noteworthy; by contrast to that of Isola Bella, it contains no tombs or funerary monuments.

Further reading

• Desmond, Steven (2016). Gardens of the Italian Lakes (Hardback). London: Frances Lincoln. ISBN 978-0-7112-3630-1. {{cite book}}: |format= requires |url= (help)

На других языках

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[de] Isola Madre

Die Isola Madre (deutsch: Mutterinsel) zählt zu den Borromäischen Inseln und ist die größte Insel im Lago Maggiore. Die gesamte Insel (220 Meter breit und 330 Meter lang) ist von einem historischen Gebäude-Ensemble und einer Parkanlage bedeckt, dem Palazzo Madre. Ursprünglich hieß die Insel Isola di San Vittore (deutsch: St.-Viktor-Insel) und später Isola Maggiore (deutsch: Große Insel). Die Insel gehört zur Gemeinde Stresa.

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- [en] Isola Madre

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[fr] Isola Madre

Isola Madre, anciennement appelée Isola di San Vittore puis Isola Maggiore, est la plus grande île des îles Borromées. Elle se situe du côté italien du lac Majeur, dans le Piémont. Couverte d'un jardin botanique (Giardini Botanici dell'Isola Madre (en)) notable pour ses oliviers, l'île accueille le Palazzo Borromeo de la famille Borromeo[1].

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[it] Isola Madre

L'Isola Madre (in dialetto locale Isola Mader) è la più grande dell'arcipelago delle Borromee sul Lago Maggiore. Larga 220 metri e lunga 330, l'isoletta è occupata da alcune costruzioni e soprattutto da giardini. Anticamente era chiamata Isola di San Vittore e successivamente Isola Maggiore.

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[ru] Мадре (остров)

Мадре (итал. Isola Madre, на местном диалекте Isola Mader), ранее Остров Святого Виктора (итал. Isola di San Vittore) и Изола-Маджоре (итал. Isola Maggiore), — крупнейший остров в архипелаге Борромейских островов, в итальянской части озера Лаго-Маджоре, в коммуне Стреза, провинции Вербано-Кузио-Оссола, в регионе Пьемонт на севере Италии. На острове находятся несколько зданий и сооружений, а также остров известен своими садами.

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